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Origin and Etymology of pell
Middle English pellen
Definition of pell
plural -s
: a roll of parchment;
specifically
: one formerly used in the English Exchequer to record receipts and expenditures
- appointed … his second brother clerk of the pells
- —G. O. Trevelyan
Origin and Etymology of pell
Middle English pel skin, roll of parchment, from Middle French, from Latin pellis skin
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